Mill School - Bury
Wellington Street, Bury, BL8 2BD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Morley
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 65
- URN
- 147349
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613597788
About this school
Mill School - Bury is an independent special school in Bury. It teaches children aged 7 to 17 and has 65 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Mill School - Bury under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Mill School - Bury has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2020, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | 7.0 | 21.5 | 23.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 33.3% | 36.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 33.3% | 36.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Mill School - Bury has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bury average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7 | 40.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 21.5 | 38.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 23.9 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64 |
| 2023/24 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 62 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 65
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
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Forestwood School0.1 miles
Special schools · Bury
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Bury Grammar Schools0.4 miles
Independent schools · Bury
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Ash Grove School1.5 miles
Academies · Bury
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Cambian Chesham House School1.8 miles
Special schools
-
Millwood Primary Special School2.1 miles
Special schools · Bury
Common questions
- What ages does Mill School - Bury teach?
- Mill School - Bury teaches children aged 7 to 17. It is a special school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of Mill School - Bury?
- The headteacher of Mill School - Bury is Mrs Deborah Morley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mill School - Bury been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Mill School - Bury under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Mill School - Bury?
- Mill School - Bury has 65 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 17.
- Is Mill School - Bury full?
- Mill School - Bury has capacity for 70 pupils and 65 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mill School - Bury a faith school?
- No. Mill School - Bury has no designated religious character.
- Is Mill School - Bury a selective school?
- Yes. Mill School - Bury is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Mill School - Bury's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 7 in 2022/23 and 23.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Mill School - Bury's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mill School - Bury's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.